Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-15

with the request that the committee con-
fer with the members of the board in your
conference.
Praying the blessings of the Great Head
of the church upon you, we are your
servants. JNo. Fl. MCLEAN,
President.
H. PaILPoTT, Secretary Pro Tenn.
We rel DICE that this report reveals the
fact that there is steady growth in the
subscription list of the Advocate, and
with the re- election of Rev. G. W. Briggs
as editor the improvements in the quality
Of the paper and in the mechanical work
OF the same, together with the increase OF
space for editorial and other MISTER, we
fad nothing wanting to increase the
hearty co-operation of ell the preachers
in an earnest effort to put the Advocate in
every Methodist home.
VIZ. GASsAWAY, Chairman.
TEMPERANCE MABs-MEETING.
In response to request from the local
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
the conference held last evening q gospel
temperance service. The church was SO
full OF people that there was scarcely
standing room.
R-Y. S. P. Wright was master OF cere-
monies. The eerVice Wss introduced by
g. song, which Was followed with an elo-
quent prayer by Rev. W. G. Connor.
after q second song Rev. W. L. helms
IVES introduced end made an interesting
and really splendid speech. He dwelt
principally upon the gospel side OF tenn
persnce, giving emphasis to the fact that
il this principle be Of God it will triumph.
His tribute TO woman was graceful, elo-
quent and touching.
At the conclusion of the speech
DR.. J. 3. CraDAu, editor Of
the Waco Advance, was intro
duced and made ringing, cheering,
happy effort. He said temperance re-
minded him of the old-tashioned game Of
ten pins; the man st the head OF the alley
would knock the pins and the boy at the
| foot of the alley would set them up agsin,
then down would come another ball and
the pins would TALL again. This, ne said,
was temperance. The saloon-keeper would
| knock the man down aud the temperance
people would pick him up again. This
process had been going on in America for
more than hundred years. "What We
want" ssidEDr. Crantill, sis to stop the
man that rolls the b8ll. That will enable
| the men to stand alone. This
| is prohibition" Proceeding he
sid that "the man who
acknowledges that just principle could
remain buried, thereby says there is no
God. Prohibition will yet take up the
fuGersl dirge the liquor men have chanted
Ger its grave and set it to the notes OF
their song OF victory" He paid high
tribute to the Woman's Christian TEN
peFSuce Union of Fort Worth, VINO were
clothing the homeless boot-blacks and
news boys, and giving food and instruc-
ton to the poor. "Tney have" he said,
established Sunday school in Hell's
Half Acre, and if they continue IN their
work, receiving as they have, the bene-
dictions Of God; hell won't own an acre
OF land In the United Statee!"
al the conclusion of the
speech collection was taken to help pay
of the deb. of the prohibition campaign
committee, realizing $36 10. The feeling
evinced showed concluslvely that the
MetnodIsts of Texas, or at least that por-
ton OF them who were assembled at the
Methodist Episcopal church last night
were in hearty accord with the views al
nounced by Dr.. Crsnfll.